The Clock Winder
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| The Clock Winder | |
| Author | Anne Tyler |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Publication date | 1972 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 312 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0394478983 |
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The Clock Winder is a 1972 novel by Anne Tyler.
[edit] Plot
The protagonist of the story is Elizabeth, a young woman who is taking time away from college to earn a bit of money and discover a sense of direction. By happenstance, she ends up landing in Baltimore near the home of Mrs. Pamela Emerson, a recent widow and the mother of seven grown children. Seeing Mrs. Emerson struggling to store her porch furniture in the garage for the winter, she stops to offer help and ends up becoming Mrs. Emerson's handyman and companion. The story, which spans 14 years, discusses the relationship between first Elizabeth and Mrs. Emerson and then the relationship between Elizabeth and several of Mrs. Emerson's children, particularly Timothy and Matthew. Elizabeth and the Emersons end up changing each other's lives in fundamental ways.
